BASIC INFORMATION
When did Franciso Sionil Jose was born?
December 3, 1924
It is the term coined to describe Nick's baroque Spanish-flavored English or reinventions of English based on Filipinisms.
Joaquinesque
It is Almario's earliest piece of literary criticism and is considered the first book of literary criticism in Filipino.
Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina
When did Lumbera receive his National Artist for Literature Award?
2006
This story was written by Jose Garcia Villa. It captures the life of a young man and his struggles with the responsibilities of adulthood such as marrying at a young age and decision-making.
Footnote to Youth
What is the full name of Nick Joaquin?
Nicomedes Marquez Joaquin
What do you call the poetic way Jose Garcia Villa introduced where punctuation mark is heavily used?
Comma Poems
Cite two works of Magdalena Jalandoni.
1) Ang Guitar
2) Anabella
3) Sa Kapaang Sang Inaway (In the Heat of War)
4) Ang Dalaga sa Tindahan (The Young Woman in the Market)
5) Ang Kahapon ng Panay (The Past of Panay)
Who received his National Artist for Literature Award in 2009?
Lazaro Francisco
The story is about a seven-year-old boy named Tarang and his family which became strong after a struggle that happened in their lives.
Children of the Ash-Covered Loam
What is the pen name of Jose Garcia Villa?
Doveglion
Her works are characterized by a remarkable fusion of style and substance, and craftmanship and insight.
Edith Tiempo
Cite the 5 works of Amado Vera Hernandez.
1) Mga Ibong Mandaragit
2) Bullets of Roses
3) Isang Dipang Langit
4) Bayang Malaya
5) Luha ng Buwaya
When did Virgilio Almario receive his National Artist for Literature Award?
2003
This novel reflects Amado's experience as a guerilla intelligence officer when the Philippines was under Japanese Occupation.
Mga Ibong Mandaragit
What does NVM stand for?
Nestor Vicente Madali
He is known as the Master of Tagalog Novel.
Lazaro Francisco
What is the title of Jose Garcia Villa's first poetry collection?
Have Come, Am Here
When did NVM Gonzalez receive his National Artist for Literature Award?
1997
It tells the story of an elite Filipina who is hallucinating in order to be treated as an extraordinary person.
The Woman Who Had Two Navels
What is the pen name of Virgilio Almario?
Rio Alma
What did Bienvedino Lumbera introduce to Tagalog Literature which changed the vernacular poetic tradition?
Bagay Poetry
It is the work of Edith Tiempo published in 1979.
His Native Coast
Who received his National Artist for Literature in 1976?
Nick Joaquin
In Tiempo's work, what idea is metaphorically compared to Bonsai?
Love